Proverbs 30:28

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

The lizard taketh hold with her hands, Yet is she in kings' palaces.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

שְׂ֭מָמִית בְּיָדַ֣יִם תְּתַפֵּ֑שׂ וְ֝הִ֗יא בְּהֵ֣יכְלֵי מֶֽלֶךְ׃

Transliteration

śəmāmît bə-yādayim tətappêś wə-hîʾ bə-hêkəlê melek

Grammar Details

*śəmāmît*: feminine singular noun - lizard/spider/gecko
*bə-yādayim*: preposition + feminine dual noun - with hands/by hands
*tətappêś*: Piel imperfect 3rd person feminine singular from *tpś* - she seizes/grasps
*wə-hîʾ*: conjunction + 3rd person feminine singular pronoun - and she
*bə-hêkəlê*: preposition + masculine plural construct - in palaces of
*melek*: masculine singular noun - king

Word Meanings

*śəmāmît*: lizard/spider/gecko/wall lizard
*bə-yādayim*: with hands/by hands/with its forelegs
*tətappêś*: seizes/grasps/catches/holds
*hêkəlê*: palaces/mansions/temples

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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